

| Subject: | Re: Testing Vanagon Headlight Switch |
| From: | David Beierl |
| Date: | Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:11:46 -0400 |
At 09:25 AM 4/26/2011, Chris S wrote: >I have a Terry Kay headlight relay kit, which >has been in place and working since 2004.� I >switched the hi/lo relays thinking one was bad but there was no change. Send me a diagram... >� The clock goes dim only when I turn on the >headlights.� When I flip to high beams it is >normal, as it is normal when I have just the parking lights on. By dim I'm presuming you mean the LCD digits fade and become unreadable, not that the panel light gets dim (because all the panel lights are wired together). True? >It sounds like I need to inspect the relay wires and connections. Aye. Turn the lights on and find where the voltage stops, or drops a lot. Without looking at the book again I'd be highly suspicious of the high/low switch on the column, but blest if I can see how that would affect the clock, which is (supposed to be) tied directly into a 30 line passing through the headlight switch - for no better reason than that the switch had a spare 30 terminal on it, so they used it. Yrs, d
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